York township, Tama County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 586 (all rural)
| Males: 303 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 283 |  (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 586 (486 owner occupied, 100 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in York township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 38.0
Median age of females: 39.9
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Average household size: 2.65
| York township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| York township: | $52,055 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $449 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $103,419 (it was $67,900 in 2000)
| : | $103,419 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $136,877
Here: $136,877 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $154,219
Here: $154,219 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $119,025
Here: $119,025 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $139,611
Here: $139,611 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $117,575
Here: $117,575 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $53,522
Here: $53,522 State: $46,008
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 12.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Elberon, Vining.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in York township include: Vining Alliance Church (A), Saint Mary's Catholic Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Mary Cemetery (1), Stayskal Cemetery (2), Dvorak Cemetery (3), Walthom Cemetery (4), National Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Camp Arrowhead Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: East Branch Salt Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in York township include: West Salt Creek Wildlife Area (1), Salt Creek Wildlife Area (2), Site of Former Waltham Historical Marker (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of York township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 463
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 24
- South: 2
- West: 13
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 243
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $57,500
Housing units in York township with a mortgage: 70 (7 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Construction (12%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)
- Health care (26%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (23%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in York township:
- German (37.3%)
- Czech (23.3%)
- United States or American (15.0%)
- European (6.5%)
- Czechoslovakian (5.0%)
- Irish (3.3%)
- English (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 160 (61%)
- Carpooled: 61 (23%)
- Walked: 10 (4%)
- Other means: 1 (0%)
- Worked at home: 31 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Wood (11%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Utility gas (1%)
93.0% of residents of York township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
5.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (25% speak English very well, 75% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 503- In family households: 465 (138 male householders, 15 female householders)
142 spouses, 162 children (153 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 38 (18 male householders (16 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 71 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person, 2 2-persons,
124 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (10 men, 22 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 17.1% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 40.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |